Women have been banned from watching soccer in stadiums in Iran since 1980, but this year, they fought back at—and snuck into—the World Cup games.
Month: June 2018
Women Deserve Better from Walgreens—and Their Lawmakers
State law and corporate policy left Nicole Arteaga without recourse when a Walgreens pharmacist refused to fill her prescription for a medication abortion based on “ethical beliefs.”
Jacinda Ardern’s Maternity Leave is a Milestone
When Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, gave birth last week, she became only the second elected world leader to do so while in office—and the first to take maternity leave.
The Navy Won’t Let This LGBTQ Activist Speak at Pride—Because She Doesn’t Like the President
The U.S. Navy and Department of Defense had booked LGBTQ activist Melanie Nathan to speak at a Pride event—but then they found her Twitter account. Now, she’s suing her government to protect her right to free speech.
We Will Be Judged for This: Feminist Lawmakers and Activists Protest Trump’s Immigration Policies Outside Otay Mesa Detention Center
This past Friday, nearly 200 people gathered together outside of the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego to demand that the Trump administration reunite families torn apart at the border as a result of the president’s so-called “zero-tolerance” policy.
Feminist Experts Weigh in on the G7 Summit’s Mixed Results for Women
This year’s G7 had the potential to advance a feminist agenda globally. Did it succeed?
Order in the Courts: When Will the #MeToo Movement Reach the Judiciary?
As the #MeToo movement shifts understandings of gender, power and work across the country, women in robes are driving the same culture change in the courtroom.
Activist Alejandra Pablos, No Longer in Detention, is Speaking Out
When immigrant rights and reproductive justice activist Alejandra Pablos was sent to Eloy Detention Center in March, she had no idea when she would next see her family and friends again. After being held for over a month without bond, she is more driven than ever to fight back.
The Career Girls Corner: How Linda Calhoun is Turning Community into Opportunity
“At that moment I knew I had to find ways of getting more women, especially women of color, into rooms like that.”
‘Lighting the Fires of Freedom’: Telling the Stories of African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement
Women leaders in the Civil Rights Movement did not seek fame or fortune—they sought a more just world for themselves and their families.